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Who owns your block

4700 block of N 12th St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 8 homes behind $57,095 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $143K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$143K
$90K–$295K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$110
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$95K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $143K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 36
$25K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
58%
21 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
17%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$57K
8 of 36 behind
▲ block 22% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$80
5 years
+66%
value · tax +$251
10 years
+89%
value · tax +$201

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

The makeup of the block

Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • Bubble = lot size
  • → bigger interior  ·  ↑ higher value

Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $143K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$143K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied47%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (35 violent) and 157 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
107
35 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
157
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
All Other Offenses9
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations9
Thefts8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection42
Maintenance Complaint30
Abandoned Vehicle13
Other (Streets)12
Illegal Dumping9
Salting8

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Jay Cooke
1300 W Loudon St · 386 students
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$143K2016: $76K2017: $76K2018: $76K2019: $80K2020: $86K2021: $86K2022: $86K2023: $106K2024: $106K2025: $147K2026: $147K2027: $143K2016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2312016: $1,0142017: $1,0302018: $1,0292019: $9452020: $1,0292021: $9802022: $9802023: $1,1842024: $9702025: $1,3112026: $1,3112027: $1,2312016202020232027

▲ +21% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $24,956 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$966pays now $2,125at the full rate

4738 N 12th St is assessed at $152K but pays $966 a year — about 45% of the $2,125 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 189 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+89%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 pts
market 6.5%/yr

Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 32 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
32arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 12 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels16 parcels9 parcels4 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$90K$213K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Stako Philly Llc117$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Mendozas Llc12$307Kphila.gov ↗
4744 N 12th Street Llc11$213Kphila.gov ↗
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii11$94Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 36 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4715 N 12TH ST sold $5K (2003); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 10 (2017); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $141K 3/1 1,426 1935 1 tax lien
4716 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,440 1935 0 1 viol
4717 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 0
4718 N 12TH ST Bought for $45K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,344 1935 2 tax lien
4719 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2004 → $65K in 2013 (+550%). Absentee individual $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 2
4720 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2007). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,344 1935 0
4721 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $3K in 2003 → $20K in 2016 (+567%). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 3
4722 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $138K 3/1 1,344 1935 0
4723 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 1
4724 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $21K in 2001 → $12K in 2004 (-41%). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,344 1935 3 tax lien
4725 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 0
4726-28 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $295K —/— 3,390 1935 0 tax lien
4727 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,342 1935 0 1 viol
4729 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,460 1935 0
4730-32 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $136K —/— 1,000 1935 0
4731-33 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $186K —/— 1,672 1935 0
4734 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,280 1935 0
4735 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $146K —/— 1,280 1935 0 tax lien
4736 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $85K in 2019 → $87K in 2020 (+2%). Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,280 1935 2 tax lien
4737 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $137K —/— 1,140 1935 0 tax lien
4738 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $152K —/— 1,280 1935 0 abated
4739 N 12TH ST sold $23K (2015); 7 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $90K —/— 1,140 1935 1 7 violtax lien
4740 N 12TH ST Bought for $20K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,058 1935 3
4741 N 12TH ST 4 L&I violations (2014); 6 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); Appeal moot (2017); 3 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $170K —/— 1,140 1935 0
4742 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,440 1935 0
4743 N 12TH ST sold $15K (1999); L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2013); 5 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE (2016); Appeal moot (2017). Absentee individual $137K —/— 1,140 1935 1 rentedtax lien
4744 N 12TH ST 4 L&I violations (2013); 9 L&I violations (2018); sold $110K (2021). Investor / LLC $213K 3/2 1,440 1935 1 rented
4745-47 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $169K —/— 1,440 1935 0 2 violtax lien
4746 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $216K —/— 2,108 1935 1 tax lien
4749 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $141K 3/1 1,254 1935 1 rented
4751 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2004 → $54K in 2005 (+260%). Absentee individual $141K 3/1 1,254 1935 2 rented
4753 N 12TH ST Bought for $40K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 1,254 1935 4 rented
4755 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,254 1935 0
4757 N 12TH ST 10 L&I violations (2008); Appeal moot (2008); sold $30K (2008). Absentee individual $178K —/— 1,440 1935 1 rented
4759 N 12TH ST Bought for $118K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $177K 4/2 1,440 1935 2 tax lien
4761 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,536 1935 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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